\u2019n Bekende inwoner van die Paarl is sopas terug vanuit Australi\u00eb waar hy op die rolbalbaan uitgeblink het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques Carstens, voormalige finansi\u00eble hoof van die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit, het verlede maand na Perth gereis as lid van die Suid-Afrikaanse rolbalspan wat deelgeneem het aan die W\u00eareld Oorplantingspele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die W\u00eareld Oorplantingspele vind elke twee jaar plaas en is uitsluitlik vir atlete oor die w\u00eareld heen wat \u2019n orgaanoorplanting ondergaan het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques is met \u2019n lewer gebore wat te veel Alpha-1 Antitrypsin produseer wat oor die langtermyn lei tot \u2019n \u201cfatty liver<\/i>\u201d of te wel \u201ccirrhosis of the liver<\/i>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dwarsdeur sy lewe het hy die situasie bestuur, maar in Mei 2016, terwyl Jacques waargeneem het as munisipale bestuurder van Drakenstein, het hy in die hospitaal beland met sy linker onderbeen wat kliphard en rooi opgeswel het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy internis (dr. Craig Franklin) by Mediclinic Paarl het ontdek dat ek lewersirrose onder lede het en \u2019n leweroorplanting was nodig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk is verwys na die lewerkliniek by die Donald Gordon Mediclinic in Johannesburg waar ek \u2019n week lank toetse ondergaan het om te bepaal of ek geskik is vir \u2019n leweroorplanting,\u201d vertel Carstens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het op 23 Desember 2016 \u2019n leweroorplanting daar ondergaan.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Van hier was dat \u2019n lang pad na herstel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques moes n\u00e1 die oorplanting vir drie maande vir observasie in Johannesburg bly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Omdat sy herstel sonder komplikasies was, kon hy reeds einde Februarie van 2017 terugkeer Paarl toe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En wonder bo wonder het Jacques enkele dae n\u00e1 sy terugkeer huis toe weer sy pligte as finansi\u00eble hoof by die munisipaliteit hervat, tot met sy aftrede einde Maart 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dan ook het hy van November 2020 tot einde Februarie 2022 vir 16 maande waargeneem as finansi\u00eble hoof by Knysna-munisipaliteit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques s\u00ea voor die leweroorplanting het hy pal moeg gevoel, maar het geredeneer dit is seker maar die ouderdom wat hom inhaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTwee dae n\u00e1 die oorplanting het ek vir my vrou (Elsa) ges\u00ea dat die ouderdomspyne in my skouers en knie\u00eb nie meer daar is nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques se ou lewer het so 40% gefunksioneer en kon nie meer sy bloed suiwer nie. Sy nuwe lewer (wat hy ontvang het van \u2019n 26 jarige vroue-kadawer-skenker) funksioneer uitstekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy moet wel gereeld bloedtoetse ondergaan om die lewerfunksies te bepaal, maar alles verloop seepglad, vertel Jacques.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cN\u00e1 die oorplanting het my gehalte van lewe dramaties verbeter en ek sal die skenker en haar familie vir ewig dankbaar wees.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques het eers rolbal begin speel in Januarie 2019, om saam met sy vrou, Elsa, te speel. Hy het wel as kind \u2019n bietjie saam met sy ouers rolbal op Worcester gespeel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy ma was \u2019n provinsiale speler en, s\u00ea Jacques met \u2019n glimlag op sy gesig, hy het seker sy talent by haar ge\u00ebrf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques s\u00ea rolbal is \u2019n sport wat deur oud en jonk geniet kan word en dit is ook redelik goedkoop om aan deel te neem. Jou stel balle is die grootste enkele koste aan die begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy s\u00ea verder dat as jy kompetisies begin speel en heeldag in toernooie speel, moet jy beslis rolbal-fiks word en bly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns oudste lid by Paarl-rolbalklub \u2013 tannie Dalene \u2013 speel nog elke week minstens twee keer rolbal op die ouderdom van 92 jaar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques is voorlopig vir die SA oorplantingspan gekies n\u00e1 verlede jaar se Suid-Afrikaanse Oorplantingspele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daarna moes alle spelers herkwalifiseer voordat die SA span bekend gemaak is. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques is vir die ouderdomskategorie 60-69 jaar gekies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy s\u00ea dit is \u2019n besonderse voorreg en ervaring vir hom om aan die Spele deel te neem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hy vertel Australi\u00eb is \u2019n rolbal-mal land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie kompetisie teen die Australi\u00ebrs is altyd baie taai. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHul rolbalbaan-fasiliteite is natuurlik van die beste in die w\u00eareld. Die Osborne Park Bowling Club waar die toernooi plaasgevind het, beskik oor vier grasbane wat teen \u2019n spoed van 15 sekondes hardloop. Hulle het ook een sintetiese baan gehad wat teen 18 sekondes gehardloop het. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit is bitter vinnig. Ons bane in die Paarl hardloop so teen 12 en 13 sekondes. Die aanpassing was dus groot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk het vir twee dae voor die toernooi by die fasiliteit gaan oefen om aan die vinnige bane gewoond te kan raak. Dit het gemaak dat ek baie goed kon speel en die silwermedalje in my ouderdomsgroep kon wen.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques het hierin geslaag deurdat hy in die proses twee Australi\u00ebrs, \u2019n speler van Hongkong en \u2019n speler van Singapoer, geklop het voordat hy in die eindronde teen \u2019n Australi\u00ebr verloor het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was \u2019n ervaring wat ek nooit sal vergeet nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jacques hoop om oor twee jaar, wanneer die spele in Dresden, Duitsland, aangebied word, weer gekies te word, maar dit sal dan in die 70-79 jaar-kategorie wees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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